Giorgio Bonfiglio
@grg.pw
Principal Chaos Monkey @ AWS | IPv6/RPKI advocate | former network plumber | opinions my own | he/him
Been stuck in my mind for 4 days now: this picture was taken in London, UK.
Do defibrillators really run at 110V (requiring a transformer I guess) or did they run out of the right 230V labels?
Do defibrillators really run at 110V (requiring a transformer I guess) or did they run out of the right 230V labels?
October 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Been stuck in my mind for 4 days now: this picture was taken in London, UK.
Do defibrillators really run at 110V (requiring a transformer I guess) or did they run out of the right 230V labels?
Do defibrillators really run at 110V (requiring a transformer I guess) or did they run out of the right 230V labels?
I've this 20 years old slide by Jeff Dean making a point that "fault tolerant software is inevitable" - feels so strange there is still so much resistance today to this extremely simple principle.
June 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I've this 20 years old slide by Jeff Dean making a point that "fault tolerant software is inevitable" - feels so strange there is still so much resistance today to this extremely simple principle.
I keep looking at these headlines where the head of the pentagon gets debunked by the pentagon word by word and don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
June 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I keep looking at these headlines where the head of the pentagon gets debunked by the pentagon word by word and don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
I need an album "Fires in New Providence Wharf" at this point.
Ps: can't we just ban any sort of smoking inside and outside blocks of flats?
Ps: can't we just ban any sort of smoking inside and outside blocks of flats?
May 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I need an album "Fires in New Providence Wharf" at this point.
Ps: can't we just ban any sort of smoking inside and outside blocks of flats?
Ps: can't we just ban any sort of smoking inside and outside blocks of flats?
Impose tariffs on everything from everywhere
Cancel such tariffs except for China
Also cancel tariffs for China’s main export
…but sure, they know what they are doing.
Cancel such tariffs except for China
Also cancel tariffs for China’s main export
…but sure, they know what they are doing.
April 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Impose tariffs on everything from everywhere
Cancel such tariffs except for China
Also cancel tariffs for China’s main export
…but sure, they know what they are doing.
Cancel such tariffs except for China
Also cancel tariffs for China’s main export
…but sure, they know what they are doing.
We live in a parallel universe.
March 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We live in a parallel universe.
The plot thickens - LHR did have redundant power (3N), just for some reason didn’t use it.
Curious to see what comes out of the inquiry.
Curious to see what comes out of the inquiry.
March 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The plot thickens - LHR did have redundant power (3N), just for some reason didn’t use it.
Curious to see what comes out of the inquiry.
Curious to see what comes out of the inquiry.
The amount of payment methods available in Japanese shops is just incredible. You can pay with pretty much anything including public transport card.
March 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The amount of payment methods available in Japanese shops is just incredible. You can pay with pretty much anything including public transport card.
The lengths Japan goes to keep cities clean leave me in awe:
March 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The lengths Japan goes to keep cities clean leave me in awe:
Second impressive London sunset in a row!
February 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Second impressive London sunset in a row!
I might have been wrong - reading stuff like this makes me suspect the US President is Vladimir Putin.
February 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I might have been wrong - reading stuff like this makes me suspect the US President is Vladimir Putin.
The Revolut logo just appeared on a building in the middle of Canary Wharf - this is indeed a prime location for a wannabe bank which alone will cementify their position as market leader in EU.
February 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The Revolut logo just appeared on a building in the middle of Canary Wharf - this is indeed a prime location for a wannabe bank which alone will cementify their position as market leader in EU.
Delta just won me forever.
50mbps over THE ATLANTIC and for FREE? Wow.
50mbps over THE ATLANTIC and for FREE? Wow.
February 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Delta just won me forever.
50mbps over THE ATLANTIC and for FREE? Wow.
50mbps over THE ATLANTIC and for FREE? Wow.
Our captain just announced today’s DL1 to LHR on N860NW is his second to last flight - he’ll retire after returning to the US - and we’re all having a 😢 moment.
February 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Our captain just announced today’s DL1 to LHR on N860NW is his second to last flight - he’ll retire after returning to the US - and we’re all having a 😢 moment.
Detroit Pizza experience unlocked (against my will) in DC.
I'm *horrified*.
I'm *horrified*.
February 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Detroit Pizza experience unlocked (against my will) in DC.
I'm *horrified*.
I'm *horrified*.
Had a forced induction to US paper formats this week - so at this point I know that Tabloid = 2*Letter, but wtf is ‘Legal’ and why?
February 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Had a forced induction to US paper formats this week - so at this point I know that Tabloid = 2*Letter, but wtf is ‘Legal’ and why?
Got in at the 85th attempt, but now they are sorry:
February 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Got in at the 85th attempt, but now they are sorry:
The spinning wheel doesn’t spin:
February 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The spinning wheel doesn’t spin:
Virgin Atlantic check-in odyssey begins.
February 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Virgin Atlantic check-in odyssey begins.
As someone who ordinarily deals with critical infrastructure, I can confirm this is so damn true.
February 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
As someone who ordinarily deals with critical infrastructure, I can confirm this is so damn true.
Concur just interpreted this receipt right (£10) and regained my appreciation.
January 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Concur just interpreted this receipt right (£10) and regained my appreciation.
Good morning, London!
The Elizabeth Line must be the most broken piece of technology delivered in the last 30 years.
Luckily I left 30 mins early…
The Elizabeth Line must be the most broken piece of technology delivered in the last 30 years.
Luckily I left 30 mins early…
January 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Good morning, London!
The Elizabeth Line must be the most broken piece of technology delivered in the last 30 years.
Luckily I left 30 mins early…
The Elizabeth Line must be the most broken piece of technology delivered in the last 30 years.
Luckily I left 30 mins early…
About to fly Eurowings for the first time ever and my memory is playing games.
Also, worse than a 737 MAX with a good pilot.
Also, worse than a 737 MAX with a good pilot.
January 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
About to fly Eurowings for the first time ever and my memory is playing games.
Also, worse than a 737 MAX with a good pilot.
Also, worse than a 737 MAX with a good pilot.
2025 in IPv6 started with... a large CA removing IPv6 support for their services.
(yes, removing, you've read it right!)
knowledge.digicert.com/alerts/digic...
(yes, removing, you've read it right!)
knowledge.digicert.com/alerts/digic...
January 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
2025 in IPv6 started with... a large CA removing IPv6 support for their services.
(yes, removing, you've read it right!)
knowledge.digicert.com/alerts/digic...
(yes, removing, you've read it right!)
knowledge.digicert.com/alerts/digic...
Welcome back to UK, I guess. What do we even pay the service charge for?
December 31, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Welcome back to UK, I guess. What do we even pay the service charge for?